HPB-Our team

Our Team 

See the document (GI Collateral with Physicians) 

Short profiles on each – can take from their UA website and edit to focus on their role in HPB disease. 

Medical oncology

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Rachna T. Shroff, MD, MS

Co-director, Oncology Service Line, Banner – University Medical Center Tucson; GI Clinical Research Team Co-lead
Specialties: Biliary tract cancers, cholangiocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, pancreatic cancers
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Residency: Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Fellowship: Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
Board Certification: Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Faculty Appointment: Associate Professor, Hematology and Oncology (Tenure Track)

 

 

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Junaid Arshad, MD

Specialties: Gastric cancers, esophageal cancers, neuroendocrine tumors, upper GI cancers
Medical School: King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
Residency: Saint Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT
Fellowship: Hematology and Oncology, University of Miami Health/Jackson Memorial Hospital, FL
Board Certifications: Hematology, Internal Medicine, and Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Faculty Appointment: Assistant Professor, Hematology and Oncology (Clinical Scholar Track)

 

Surgical oncology

Mohammad Khreiss, MD

Specialties: General surgery, hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, surgical oncology
Medical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine, Lebanon
Residencies: General Surgery, American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine, Lebanon; General Surgery,
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson
Fellowships: Hepatobiliary Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
Board Certifications: General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, American Board of Surgery
Faculty Appointment: Clinical Associate Professor, SurgeryChanges from GI collateral: 

 

 

Carrie Luu MD

Specialties: GI surgical oncology, surgical oncology Medical School: New York Medical College, Valhalla
Residency: Harbor - University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, West Carson
Fellowship: Surgical Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 
Board Certifications: General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, American Board of Surgery
Faculty Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology

 

 

 

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Lusine Mesropyan, DO, MA

Specialties: GI surgery, hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, surgical oncology Medical School: Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Vallejo, CA
Residencies: Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA; St. Barnabas Hospital, New York City, NY Fellowship: Hepatobiliary Surgery, Florida Hospital East Orlando
Board Certification: Surgical Oncology, American Osteopathic Board of Surgery
Faculty Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology

 

 

Taylor Riall, MD, PhD 

Co-director, Oncology Service Line, Banner – University Medical Center Tucson 
Specialties: GI surgery, hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, surgical oncology Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 
Fellowship: Pancreaticobiliary Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery 
Faculty Appointment: Professor, Surgery



 

Interventional gastroenterology and hepatology

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Geoffrey Block, MD, MS 

Medical Director, Liver Transplant 
Specialties: Hepatology, interventional gastroenterology, transplant hepatology 
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 
Residency: University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) School of Medicine, PA 
Fellowships: Gastroenterology and Research, Pitt School of Medicine, PA 
Board Certifications: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Internal Medicine, and Transplant Hepatology, American Board of Internal Medicine 
Faculty Appointment: Assistant Professor, Medicine

 

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Oleh Haluszka, MD 

Specialty: Gastroenterology, interventional gastroenterology, therapeutic endoscopy 
Medical School: Uniformed Services University School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD 
Residency: Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Fellowships: Gastroenterology, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA; Therapeutic Endoscopy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 
Board Certifications: Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine 
Faculty Appointment: Clinical Professor, Gastroenterology (Clinical Series Track)

 

 

 

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Rolando Leal, MD 

Specialties: Gastroenterology, hepatology, liver disease 
Medical School: Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine, Mexico 
Residency: Tucson Medical Center, AZ 
Fellowships: Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, and Hepatology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles 
Board Certifications: Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine and Transplant Hepatology, American Board of Internal Medicine 
Faculty Appointment: Clinical Professor, Gastroenterology 
Additional Language: Spanish

 

 

 

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Joshua Melson, MD 

Specialities: Gastroenterology, high-risk pancreas
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Fellowships: Rush University Medical Center
Board Certifications: Gastroenterology, Amderican Board of Internal Medicine, 2019
Faculty Appointment: University of Arizona Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Director.
Additional Language: Hebrew



GI interventional radiology

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Daniel Goldberg, MD 

Specialty: Diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology Medical School: State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse
Residencies: Diagnostic Radiology, University of Arizona (UA) College of Medicine, Tucson; General Surgery, Brown University Warren Alpert 
Medical School: Providence, RI
Fellowship:  Interventional Radiology, UA College of Medicine, Tucson
Board Certification: American Board of Radiology 
Faculty Appointment: Assistant Professor, Medical Imaging (Clinical Scholar Track)

 

 

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Jack Hannallah, MD, MBA, MPH 

Specialties: Diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, vascular and interventional radiology
Medical School: University of Arizona (UA) College of Medicine, Tucson
Residencies: Diagnostic Radiology and General Surgery, UA College of Medicine, Tucson; Diagnostic Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Fellowship: Vascular and Interventional Radiology, UA College of Medicine, Tucson
Faculty Appointment: Assistant Professor, Medical Imaging (Clinical Scholar Track)

 

 

 

 

Gregory Woodhead, MD, PhD 

Specialties: Diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, nuclear imaging, vascular and interventional radiology 
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Residency: University of Arizona (UA) College of Medicine, Tucson
Fellowships: Nuclear Imaging and Vascular and Interventional Radiology, UA College of Medicine, Tucson 
Board Certifications: Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional Radiology, American Board of Radiology
Faculty Appointment: Assistant Professor, Medical Imaging (Tenure Track) 

 

 

 

Shamar Young, MD 

Specialties: Diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, vascular interventional radiology Medical School: University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine, Gainesville
Residency: UF College of Medicine, Gainesville
Fellowship: Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Milwaukee 
Board Certifications: Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional Radiology, American Board of Radiology
Faculty Appointment: Associate Professor, Medical Imaging (Clinical Scholar Track)

 

 

 

Dietitians 

Lauren Maynard, MS, CGC

Lauren Maynard, MS, CGC is a certified genetic counselor through the American Board of Genetic Counseling. She works at Banner Heath for the University of Arizona Cancer Center as a part of the multi-disciplinary High Risk Clinic. In her clinical role, she provides genetic counseling and genetic testing for individuals with a personal and/or family history of cancer to patients with diagnoses of pancreatic, hepatobiliary, gastrointestinal, and a broad range of cancer types which are potentially hereditary, as well as those who have a family history of these cancers. Her work plays a major role in identifying patients who qualify for high risk pancreatic cancer screening and other forms of high risk screening.

In her clinic, she evaluates the likelihood that cancer for an individual or family is hereditary and provides information about cancer genetics, genetic testing, and personalized cancer screening options. She assists patients with decisions regarding genetic testing, with test interpretation, and serves as a resource for families to understand how their genetics or family history contributes to cancer risks as well as risk reduction and screening options. Throughout her career at Banner Health, she has contributed to quality improvement efforts, maintaining high quality clinical genetic testing services, student education and research, and community education. She is passionate about broadening the availability of clinical genetic counseling services in the Tucson area and training new genetic counselors at the University of Arizona Genetic Counseling Program.